Through four games this season, South Carolina’s record remains unblemished — but the team’s play has been far from flawless.
Cut out a quarter here, a quarter there, the occasional five-minute stretch, and the Gamecocks (4-0) look every inch the national title contender they want to be. But it’s those little lapses that have coach Dawn Staley’s focus as she tries to lead USC to a defense of last year’s championship, and it’s what has her warning her players that if they don’t improve soon, they will lose.
That was the message after Sunday’s 94-60 thrashing of Wofford.